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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr insists superstar small forward Kevin Durant hasn’t suffered a setback in his recovery from a right calf strain. Kerr, though, admits he misspoke on Wednesday when he said Durant could maybe play some three-on-three on Thursday. The Warriors coach says Durant still has another hurdle to clear before […]

The NBA has banned Golden State Warriors minority investor Mark Stevens from games and team activities for shoving Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. After Lowry dove into the crowd for a loose ball, Stevens pushed Lowry in the left shoulder and the Raptors guard […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expects All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson to play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday. Thompson missed Game 3, the first career playoff game he didn’t play in. The Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors and now trail the best of seven series 2-1. Steve Kerr […]

In his autobiography which comes out in September, Derrick Rose writes he was upset the Chicago Bulls didn’t shoot down reports he wasn’t interested in recruiting LeBron James to Chicago in the summer of 2010. Rose taped a video where he told James to come to Chicago. LeBron and Dwyane Wade strongly considered signing with […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry scored 17 points in the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. Remarkably, Curry’s production is tied for the most points in a first quarter of an NBA Finals game by any player in the last 20 seasons, per ESPN Stats & Info. […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson reportedly has pain on certain moves and it’s enough to warrant him injuring his hamstring even more, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Thompson suffered the left hamstring strain in Game 2 of the Finals. For the first time in his career, Thompson is […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith he expects to see superstar small forward Kevin Durant on the floor at some point during the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. Durant has been out since Game 5 of the second round of the playoffs with a right calf strain. Warriors owner […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Wednesday he’s hopeful superstar small forward Kevin Durant will be able to play some 3-on-3 on Thursday. Durant is still recovering from the right calf strain he suffered in the second round of the playoffs. Kerr says Durant got a workout in on Tuesday […]

Miami Heat icon Udonis Haslem is reportedly training hard and appears to want to play next season, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. Haslem is an unrestricted free agent this summer. Heat legend Dwyane Wade retired after the 2018-19 season and some people thought Haslem, who is a close friend of Wade, would […]

Projected top three pick RJ Barrett says playing in Madison Square Garden 41 times a season would be “exciting” if he’s drafted by the New York Knicks in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Knicks have the third overall pick and are widely expected to draft Barrett. RJ says there isn’t any pressure when it comes […]

While Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller believes All-Star point guard Kemba Walker is a “good fit” in Charlotte, he will support whatever decision Walker makes this summer. For the first time in his NBA career, Walker becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The Hornets can offer Walker the supermax contract which would pay him […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee says Lonzo Ball is “one of the most underrated defensive point guards” in the NBA. Ball still has a lot of work to do on the offensive end, but the former No. 2 overall pick has already established himself as a pest on defense. The 22-year-old pass-first guard has […]

Sacramento Kings starting point guard De’Aaron Fox says he wouldn’t trade the Los Angeles Lakers’ young core to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis this summer. The Lakers are expected to pursue a Davis trade again this offseason after failing to acquire AD at the 2019 February trade deadline. The Pelicans will surely ask […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge says star point guard Kyrie Irving is getting too much blame for the team’s playoff struggles. The Celtics were the preseason favorite to win the Eastern Conference this season. The regular season was anything but pretty, as there was a lot of turmoil in Boston and Irving […]

Members of the Golden State Warriors reportedly prefer that All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson sits out Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Thompson suffered a left hamstring strain in Game 2. The Warriors are listing Thompson as questionable, but Klay insists that he wants […]

Golden State Warriors veteran center Andrew Bogut calls All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson “a tough motherfu**er.” Bogut says Thompson never complains about anything and always plays through injuries. It’s why Klay is so well-respected by his Warriors teammates. “He’s a tough motherfucker,” Bogut told Ethan Strauss of The Athletic. “Thing with him is, he just […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins has once again thrown shade toward Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving. As a guest on Kristine Leahy’s show, Perkins says he doesn’t care where Irving goes this summer and is disappointed with how Kyrie played and led the Celtics this season. How does @KendrickPerkins really feel about Kyrie […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst says the Golden State Warriors have “dedicated a lot of time” over the last year or so to figure out why Kevin Durant isn’t happy in Golden State. Durant becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Warriors. KD has won two straight […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins says he was “ready to quit” after suffering a torn left quad in Game 2 of the Warriors’ first round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. Cousins tore his Achilles tendon last season with the New Orleans Pelicans. After a long rehab process, Boogie made his 2018-19 season debut […]

Vince Carter announced on ESPN’s The Jump on Wednesday that he’ll play one more season in the NBA before calling it quits. Carter is an unrestricted free agent this summer. He played last season with the Atlanta Hawks. Carter averaged 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 2018-19 with the Hawks. The former high-flyer […]

How tough is Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson? According to his father, Mychal, Klay once pitched on a broken foot at 12-years-old during Little League baseball without telling anyone. So, if anyone thinks Klay is going to miss Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, you’re probably going to be proved […]

The New Orleans Pelicans reportedly continue to prefer trading star big man Anthony Davis to a team other than the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Ian Begley of SNY. It appears the Pelicans, led by head coach Alvin Gentry, are still upset with how Davis and Lakers star LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul, sabotaged their […]

The Miami Heat reportedly want to trade Dion Waiters and/or James Johnson this summer, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. The Heat are actively trying to free up cap space so they can be players in the free agent market. NBA officials who spoke to the Heat say Miami remains intent on trying […]

A person close to Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon reportedly believes the franchise could move the sharpshooter this summer or before the 2020 trade deadline if a long-term extension can’t be reached, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Gordon is entering the final year of his contract with the Rockets. He’ll make $14,057,730 […]

ESPN insider Stephen A. Smith says NBA execs are telling him star small forward Kevin Durant will probably end up with the Brooklyn Nets this summer. Durant becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Golden State Warriors. The Nets have cap space to sign two max […]

Chris Bosh says it would be “pretty cool” if the Toronto Raptors retired his No. 4 jersey one day. Bosh played the first seven years of his NBA career with the Raptors. He left Toronto in the summer of 2010 to sign with the Miami Heat. Bosh averaged 20.2 points and 9.4 rebounds in 893 […]

According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Kyrie Irving has told the Brooklyn Nets he wants to sign with them this summer in free agency and not with the New York Knicks. Irving becomes an unrestricted free agent once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Boston Celtics. Uncle Drew grew up in New Jersey. […]

Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says the Brooklyn Nets are “clearly a more stable organization” than the New York Knicks and thinks star free agents should sign with Brooklyn instead of New York this summer. Both the Nets and Knicks have cap space to sign two max contract players this offseason and been linked to […]

NBA Hall of Famer and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley says Kevin Durant doesn’t have the “mental makeup” to play for the New York Knicks. Barkley says if Durant is arguing with people on social media, the two-time Finals MVP won’t be able to handle the ruthless New York media. “Well I’d say Kevin, you’re […]

According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Kobe Bryant hasn’t been showing up to Los Angeles Lakers practices as Lance Stephenson has claimed. Stephenson recently told TMZ Bryant is “always” at the team’s practices. Smith, however, says he spoke to Bryant himself and the Lakers legend refuted Stephenson’s claim. “I spoke to him yesterday,” Smith said […]

Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard says his federal lawsuit against Nike “happened a long time ago.” Per the lawsuit documents, Leonard claims he designed the logo that appeared on his Nike apparel and Nike copyrighted the logo without his consent. The Raptors star says the media just found out about it and he’s not […]

Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard doesn’t think the box-and-1 defense will work against the Golden State Warriors moving forward since Klay Thompson will likely be in the lineup in Game 3. The Raptors’ execution of the box-and-1 was good in Game 2. They held the Warriors to zero points for about four minutes […]

Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard says he’s at 100 percent when he’s on the floor and that there are no excuses at this point in the season. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported before Game 1 of the NBA Finals Leonard is dealing with tendinitis in his left knee. Leonard told reporters on Tuesday as […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star power forward Draymond Green says Andre Iguodala is without question a Hall of Famer. Iguodala recently said he doesn’t care about being a Hall of Famer. Green believes once the Warriors win their fourth ring, the debate will be over. Draymond says Iguodala is a Hall of Famer. Thoughts? #NBAFinals @YahooSportsNBA […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly hiring Lionel Hollins as an assistant coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hollins will join Jason Kidd on head coach Frank Vogel’s staff. The Lakers are hiring Lionel Hollins as an assistant coach, league sources tell ESPN. Hollins is the all-time winningest coach in Memphis and also led […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star power forward Draymond Green says he plans on “dicing up” the box-and-1 zone if the Toronto Raptors try it again. The Raptors used the defensive tactic late in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and it gave the Warriors problems. Golden State didn’t score for over four […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst doesn’t believe Nike’s new Kevin Durant shirt confirms that KD will re-sign with the Golden State Warriors. Windhorst isn’t reporting that Durant won’t come back to the Warriors, but he says Nike sets up marketing plans for all scenarios. The KD shirt has all the teams and cities Durant has played […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says while the box-and-1 defensive tactic the Toronto Raptors used late in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Finals was effective to an extent, it’s not something which can used for large stretches of the game. As he always does with the media, Kerr also revealed […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson says “it will be hard to see me not playing” in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. Thompson says he’ll be a game time decision, but fully expects to be out there with his teammates. Klay Thompson says “it will be a game time decision, but […]